i'm here!

after a 25 hour trip, i arrived in nairobi. was picked up at the airport and taken to a hotel with 3 other volunteers. this morning we were picked up and me and one other volunteer were dropped of at the host house we will be staying at for our orientation which starts tomorrow. it is in jirumu(?) which is a suburb of nairobi, very near kibera, one of the biggest slums in the world. we've been doing a little wandering today, seeing sights i can't even explain. this place is like nothing i've seen or experienced. its crazy. my first thoughts on the place - parts of it are so much more westernized than i expected, while other parts are the exact opposite; there are more white people than i expected; there are palm trees!; it is so sad and so beautiful all at once; the smell is.. interesting. those are the thoughts from my first half day in nairobi. i'm still not sure whether my placement will be in nairobi or somewhere rural. i guess i find out tomorrow. if i'm rural, i won't be posting much, but if i'm in the city, there are internet cafes near by and they are cheap. well, that's all for now. i'm looking forward to sharing some sweet adventures. thanks for the prayers!
much love
kwaheri